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Events in Lancashire for free
Sat24
Today
At 6 AMFree
Flea marketOutdoors
St Michael's & Bilsborrow Car Boot
St Michael’s & Bilsborrow Car Boot, Preston
At 6 AMFree
Flea marketOutdoors
St Michaels and Bilsborrow Car Boot
St Michaels and Bilsborrow Car Boot
At 9 AMFree
Other
Come into the Garden Design Studio
Preston Bissett Nurseries and Country Shop
At 9 AMFree
Flea marketOutdoors
Darwen Salerooms Car Boot Sale
Darwen Salerooms Car Boot Sale
At 9 AMFree
Flea marketOutdoors
Darwen Salerooms Car Boot Sale
Darwen Salerooms Car Boot Sale
At 9 AMFree
Flea marketOutdoors
Darwen Salerooms Car Boot Sale
Darwen Salerooms Car Boot Sale
At 10 AMFree
Drop-in services
Leadership Training - Full Session - In Person
St Marys Centre
At 10 AMFree
Flea marketOutdoors
Darwen Salerooms Car Boot Sale
Darwen Salerooms Car Boot Sale
At 10 AMFree
Flea marketCar boot sale
Darwen Salerooms Car Boot Sale
Darwen Salerooms Car Boot Sale
At 10 AMFree
Animals
Doggy Adventures Halloween Pawty
Fitness Together
At 1 PMFree
Parties
Tipple Bottomless Brunch
Tipple
At 6 PMFree
HouseDisco
Badger Brothers DJ Set
Abingdon Street Market
At 7 PMFree
RockPunk
Mardigras Bombers + Hot Pink Sewage + Blind Spot
Sunbird Records
Sun25
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 6 AMFree
Flea marketCar boot sale
Winfields Car Boot Sale
Winfields Car Boot Sale
Tomorrow · 8 AMFree
Flea market
Mania’s Mega Market and Indoor Car Boot
Mania’s Mega Market and Indoor Car Boot
Tomorrow · 8 AMFree
Flea marketOutdoors
Mania’s Mega Market and Indoor Car Boot
Mania’s Mega Market and Indoor Car Boot
Tomorrow · 10 AM£0
Skate, BMX & rollerSports & fitness
LIVE LIKE RALPH SESSIONS - WAREHOUSE
Warehouse Skatepark CIC
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
MarketCrafts
The Northern Edit Makers Market
Abingdon Street Market
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
Guided tourWalk
Halloween Critters Guided Walk
Brockholes Nature Reserve
Tomorrow · 12 PMFree
WorkshopDrop-in services
Big Bike Revival | Bike Kitchen
Hodge House Community Centre
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
ExhibitionOutdoors
Blackpool Illuminations Autumn 2026
Blackpool Promenade
Mon26
Monday 26 October
Mon 26 · 10 AMFree
TalkDisability
Trauma Informed Approaches to Working with Autistic Students
Edge Hill University (Room TBC)
Mon 26 · 10 AMFree
Creative workshopWellness0–15 yrs
Arts and Crafts Sessions at Hope Street Pavilion "Hope at Sea"
Hope Street Park & Community Pavilion
Mon 26 · 10:30 AMFree
Kids' showTheatre0–15 yrs
Animals!
The Harris
Mon 26 · 11 AMFree
Workshop
FREE GILIL Artist 360 Camp
Blackpool Central Library
Mon 26 · 1 PMFree
Creative workshopOutdoors0–15 yrs
Halloween trail and activities at Heysham Nature Reserve
Heysham Nature Reserve
Mon 26 · 2 PMFree
AnimalsOutdoors0–15 yrs
What Lurks Beneath? A Spooky Mud Dipping Adventure!
Beach Cafe Fylde
Mon 26 · 6 PMFree
Cinema
Home Instead Film Night!
Home Instead Preston & South Ribble
Tue27
Tuesday 27 October
Wed28
Wednesday 28 October
Wed 28 · 10 AMFree
WorkshopCycling
Learn To Ride
Preston Sports Club
Wed 28 · 10 AMFree
Creative workshopWellness0–15 yrs
Arts and Crafts Sessions at Hope Street Pavilion — "Hope at Sea"
Hope Street Park & Community Pavilion
Wed 28 · 1 PMFree
Video games
Pride in Place Gaming and Pizza afternoon
Lancaster and Morecambe College
Wed 28 · 1:30 PMFree
Workshop
Learn To Ride
Preston Sports Club
Wed 28 · 5:40 PMFree
TalkScience
Ultra Processed Food: What's the Real Cost?
Darwin Lecture Theatre
Thu29
Thursday 29 October
Thu 29 · 10 AMFree
WorkshopEscape game
Cyber Escape Room for Adult Social Care Providers
Hodge House Community Centre
Thu 29 · 10 AMFree
Talk
Re-view: Exploring the role of critique within creative practice research
University of Lancashire
Thu 29 · 10 AMFree
Flea market
Edge Hill's (UNI) BEST Vintage Kilo Sale
Edge Hill University
Thu 29 · 12 PMFree
FeminismHuman rights
Sacred Bonds - Blackburn
5a Emerald St
Thu 29 · 1 PMFree
Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Arts and Crafts Sessions at Hope Street Pavilion "Hope at Sea"
Hope Street Park & Community Pavilion
Thu 29 · 6:30 PM£0–15
WorkshopCeramics & pottery
Odie's Pottery: Casual Clay Sessions
Aunty Social
Thu 29 · 7 PMFree
EcologyTalk
THE DATACENTRE GOLDRUSH - A Climate Nature & People Response
St George's Church Hall
Fri30
Friday 30 October
Fri 30 · 9 AMFree
WorkshopDisability
Deaf Awareness Event
Leyland Civic Centre
Fri 30 · 2:30 PMFree
Guided tourHeritage
ACCESS ALL ERAS TOUR: BACKSTAGE AT THE MECHANICS
Burnley Mechanics
Fri 30 · 4 PMFree
DJ set
THIRSTY? HALLOWEEN – R&B & SLOW JAMS NIGHT
Thirsty? Blackpool
Fri 30 · 6 PMFree
DJ setSoul / Funk
DJ Woody at Abingdon Street Market
Abingdon Street Market
Later
Sat 31 · 10 AM£5.99–24.99
Manga & ComicsVideo games
Comic Con World Halloween! - Blackpool Celebrating 10th Year!
The Imperial Hotel
Sat 31 · 10 AMFree
WorkshopCrafts
Copy That – Karel Klíč – Art For All
Good Things Studios
Sat 31 · 12 PM£0–47.50
Creative workshopMusic for toddlers3–8 yrs
Tiny Terrors Monster Mash // Halloween Family Rave
Kanteena
Sat 31 · 2 PM£15
Creative workshop0–12 yrs
Halloween at Longridge House: Family Halloween Party
Longridge House
Sat 31 · 3:30 PMFree
TalkHeritage
Private View for OS Association Members
Stonyhurst College
Sat 31 · 4 PMFree
DJ setReggae
THIRSTY? HALLOWEEN – LOVERS ROCK, REGGAE & DANCEHALL
Thirsty? Blackpool
Sat 31 · 5:30 PMFree
Escape game
House of Shadows: Halloween Escape Room
Potters House Church Blackburn
Sun 1 · 9:30 AM£0–32.62
Trading cardsConsumer fair
The Lancashire Card Show
Blackpool Football Club
Sun 1 · 10 AMFree
WalkOutdoors
Guided Walk: Discover the Fylde Sand Dunes
North Beach Car Park, St Annes
Sun 1 · 10 AMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
Guided Walk: Discover the Dunes
North Beach Car Park, St Annes
Sun 1 · 10 AMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
Guided Walk: Discover the Dunes
North Beach Car Park, St Annes
Sun 1 · 10 AMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
Guided Walk: Discover the Dunes
North Beach Car Park, St Annes
Sun 1 · 10:30 AMFree
TalkEcology
Lancashire Biodiversity & Regenerative Food Festival
Market Square
Tue 3 · 9 AMFree
Music for toddlers0–5 yrs
Little voices childminder roadshow
Central Family Hub [formerly Talbot and Brunswick]
Tue 3 · 1 PMFree
WorkshopVolunteering
SPARK - Naloxone Training
Spark Recovery Collaborative
Wed 4 · 9:30 AMFree
CareerTalk
Funding Unlocked - Hyndburn Borough Council
Accrington Stanley Football Club
Wed 4 · 9:30 AMFree
Other
PURE "Writing" Session - Bring your Content to Upload
County South B59
Wed 4 · 11 AMFree
PhotographyTalk
Rayographs
VB107, Victoria Building
Wed 4 · 5 PMFree
Language café
Coffee & Conversations
West End Primary School
Wed 4 · 6 PMFree
Science
Alston Observatory's November Public Stargazing Night - Early Session
Alston Observatory
Wed 4 · 8:15 PMFree
ScienceOutdoors
Alston Observatory's November Public Stargazing Night - Later Session
Alston Observatory
Thu 5 · 9:30 AMFree
Career
Powered By Mates Network
ONE Slater Terrace
Thu 5 · 9:30 AMFree
TalkDisability
All brains belong in Morecambe Bay
Health Innovation Campus
Thu 5 · 1:45 PMFree
EcologyOutdoors
Shoresearch - Heysham
Half Moon Bay OS Ref: SD 4077660961 What3words///cookies.tinny.trouble
Thu 5 · 2 PMFree
Career
Lancashire Construction Connections - Bonfire Bonanza
Holmes Mill
Thu 5 · 2:15 PMFree
Other
Our Lady's Catholic College 25-26 KS3 Prize Giving
Our Lady's Catholic College
Thu 5 · 5:15 PM£0–8
Street party
Downham Village Hall Bonfire 2026
Downham Village Hall
Fri 6Free
DJ setOutdoors
Night Lights // Late Night Family DJs & Laser Show
Kanteena
Fri 6 · 9 AMFree
CareerDrop-in services
Project Homefront: Armed Forces Community Roundtable & Connection Network
Community Hub (Community CVS)
Fri 6 · 9:30 AMFree
Other
Learning Walk - Duke Street Nursery School
Duke Street Nursery School
Fri 6 · 6 PM£0–40.79
Street party
Hesk Fest 26
Heskin Hall
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM£0
Stand-upComedy
Nutters Cauldron Comedy - New Act Night
Little White Horse
Fri 6 · 8 PMFree
RockMetal
Motörbeard
Sunbird Records
Fri 6 · 10 PMFree
RockClub
My Chemical Romance vs Fall Out Boy
Dirty Blondes, Back Church Street, Blackpool, UK
Sat 7 · 9:30 AMFree
TalkWellness
Hope Blossoms 2
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Sat 7 · 10:30 AMFree
Students
Open Event | University Centre
University Centre
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Mon 26 · 6:30 PM
Singer-songwriterWorld music
10 Years of Siedd Tour | Blackburn
Westholme's Croston Theatre, Blackburn
Sat 31 · 7 PM£11
Folk / AcousticConcert
Tom Bliss
Gregson Lane Community Centre, Preston
Sat 7 · 2 PM£12
Concert
Road to Nashville Indoor Rodeo Show | Stage City
Stage City Preston
Sat 21 · 2 PMFree
Concert
PRAISE MANIFEST 3.0
Crossgate Church, Preston
At 7 PM£12.50–13.50
Folk / AcousticSmall gig
The Fargo Railroad Co.
The Ferret, Preston
At 10:30 AM£20
ClassicalConcert
Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary for Young Singers 2026 Competition
Blackburn Cathedral
Fri 23 · 5:15 PM
RockConcert
Rock am River 2026
The New Continental, Preston
Mon 26 · 6:30 PM
Concert
Siedd @ Westholme's Croston Theatre
Westholme's Croston Theatre
Sat 31£18
RockConcert
QWEEN UK – The Live Experience
Preston Playhouse
Thu 5 · 7 PM
PunkRock
Los Fastidios @ New Continental
New Continental, Preston
Fri 6 · 7 PM
RockConcert
ELVANA: ELVIS FRONTED NIRVANA - BLACKBURN - KING GEORGES HALL
King George's Hall, Blackburn
Thu 12 · 7:30 PM£6
ElectroConcert
Printy Album Launch
ARTCH Studios, Preston
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM£23.65
RockConcert
Moving Pictures - A Tribute to Rush
53 Degrees at University of Central Lancashire, Preston
Thu 5 · 5 PM£1–12.99
Street partyOutdoors
Dog Friendly Bonfire Night at Brockholes
Brockholes, Samlesbury
At 10 AM
Street party
Family Pumpkin Patch
Skiddle Ltd Test, Preston
Fri 6 · 5 PM
Street party
Redditch Fireworks Display
Redditch Sports Village
Fri 6 · 6 PM£6–20
Street party
PTA Bonfire and Firework Night 2026
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School, Fulwood, Preston
Sat 31 · 1 PM
Open airOutdoors
NWO Family Halloween Party
ST BERNARDS Larches And Savick Hub, Preston
Sat 31 · 4:30 PM
Street party
Murder Mystery Night
Ribble Steam Railway
Sat 31 · 8 PM£8–10
ClubDJ set
Raveyard Shift
Chew's Yard, Preston
Thu 5 · 4 PM
Street party
Preston Grasshoppers Bonfire and Fireworks Display
Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club
Thu 5 · 5:30 PM£2–7.50
Street party
Blackburn Family Bonfire & Fireworks 2026
East Lancashire Cricket and Sports Club, Blackburn
Fri 6 · 5 PM
Street partyOutdoors
Barton Community Firework Display 6th November
Hill Top Farm, Preston
Sat 7
RockBlues
Cold Flame - Blues Rock Show
White Bull Bilsborrow
Sat 7 · 6 PM£13
Street party
Langho Community Bonfire and Firework Display 2026
Billington & Langho Community Hall, Blackburn
Sat 7 · 7 PM£5.50–21.20
Street party
Oktoberfest - Ashton & Lea G.C.
Ashton & Lea Golf Club
Fri 6 · 8 PM
Stand-upComedy
Laughter at the Lounge - November
The Guild Lounge, Preston
Fri 20 · 7:15 PM£27.50
TheatreStand-up
Ricky Tomlinson - Retirement My Ar*e Tour!
Whittingham & Goosnargh Sports and Social Club, Preston
Wed 4 · 7:30 PM
Stand-upComedy
The Laughienda Comedy Club Preston | 4th Nov '26
The Continental, Preston
Wed 21£12
TheatreKaraoke
Two 2
Preston Playhouse
Tomorrow · 3:15 PM
ComedyPoetry
Next Act: Villains
ARTCH Studios, Preston
Tue 27 · 7:30 PM£24
TheatreComedy
Tits Up!
Blackburn Empire Theatre
Tue 3 · 2 PM£12.50
Talk
An Audience with John 'Gilly' Gillmore
Samlesbury Hall, Preston
Thu 5 · 5 PM£35–50
MarketCrafts
Become a Stallholder at Brockholes Christmas Markets
Brockholes Nature Reserve, Samlesbury
Mon 26 · 9 PM£5–26
Literature
ACOTAR 6 Midnight Release - Preston
Waterstones, Preston
Tue 3 · 6 PM£5
TalkHeritage
IN MONTY'S FOOTSTEPS
Harrington Lecture Theatre, Preston
Mon 9 · 1:30 PMFree
TalkDisability
Dunstone Education Trust - SEND & Inclusion Network
Fulwood Academy
Tue 10 · 9 AMFree
TalkFeminism
Every Journey Matters!
Preston North End FC The Greats Room
Tue 27 · 7:30 PM£4
Cinema
Obsession (2026, 1hr 48 mins, cert 18)
Penwortham Arts Centre 'The Venue', Preston
Sat 31 · 7 PM£125
Food
All Hallows Eve Secret Supper Club
Gibbon Bridge Hotel & Restaurant, Chipping
Sat 31 · 9 PM£27.80
Heritage
An Evening of Ghost Stories
The Black Bull Inn & Restaurant, Blackburn
Tue 3 · 4 PMFree
Guided tourHeritage
Farewell Building Tour for former students (suggested 1954-1985 leavers)
Penwortham Girls' High School
Thu 5 · 9:30 AMFree
TalkWellness
Last Days Matter - Thursday, 5th November 2026, 09:30
St Catherine's Hospice, Lostock Hall
Thu 12 · 9 AMFree
TalkScience
Seeing isn’t Believing - Safeguarding in a Digital Age
Ewood Park
Thu 12 · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Preston and District Astronomical Society meeting
Penwortham Golf Club
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Venues in Lancashire for free
Preston Flag Market
31 events
The Continental
42 events
Chorley Theatre
41 events
Burnley Mechanics
85 events
Turf Moor (Burnley Football Club)
28 events
Waterloo Music Bar
44 events
Bootleg Social
42 events
Blackpool Winter Gardens
93 events
Viva Blackpool The Show And Party Venue
36 events
Kanteena
29 events
Lancaster Grand
155 events
The Platform
56 events